When an argument between them starts to escalate at a local diner, aspiring novelist Ben Kessler impulsively sits next to Fallon and defends her against her sorry excuse for a father. Two years later, Fallon still holds much resentment toward her father, who she remembers starting the fire and leaving her asleep while the house went up in flames. As a result, she not only loses her self-confidence but also ends her promising career as a television actress. 9, the protagonist, Fallon O’Neill, is burned in a fire at her father’s house, leaving her with fourth – degree burns and permanent scarring on the left side of her body. “November 9” is an emotionally stirring novel, richly replete with heart-stopping moments intricately interwoven among the backstories of characters that are poignant enough to leave the reader reeling in shock. And since I was in the mood to cry, I offer you yet another BookTok Review on CoHo novels. One afternoon, my editor-in-chief messaged me to rave about “It Ends with Us” and “November 9” by Colleen Hoover, expressing how both novels emotionally destroyed her in the span of 48 hours.Īs some of you may know, I have already read and reviewed “It Ends with Us” – I have also reviewed “Ugly Love” – so I am well aware of Hoover’s ability to move readers to tears.

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